diff --git a/process/README.md b/process/README.md index b768de52..de318dfc 100644 --- a/process/README.md +++ b/process/README.md @@ -22,8 +22,16 @@ flowchart TD The process is designed to be flexible to enable a Project to move in and out of a Working Group as deemed appropriate by the TAC. # II. Lifecycle + -Working Groups and Projects have a different lifecycle as defined below: +Technical Initiatives (TIs) include Working Groups (WGs), Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Projects(both code and specificiations). All TIs follow a common lifecyle, with 4 stages: + +- Sandbox - for new efforts within the Foundation seeking to get started out within a community of like-minded contributors +- Incubating - for more mature and organized groups that have participated in the community for some period of time +- Graduated - for mature efforts that have a proven track-record of deliverables and adding value to the community +- Archived - for groups that either are feature-complete and retired, or that no longer has active contributions occuring + +Each TI will haved equivellent, but slighly different requirements and benefits, depending on their stage in the lifecyle and are defined below: * [Working Group Life Cycle](working-group-lifecycle.md) * [Project Life Cycle](project-lifecycle.md)